Training school 1: Miniaturized DEAP and Introductory Meeting

The first training school of the MICACT network will be held on September 8th,9th&10th 2015 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The focus is on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators.

Registration

Mandatory registration at: http://registration.epfl.ch/?form=Training_school_2015Registration is free, and includes lunches, dinners, as well as consumables for the lab sessions.There are a limited number of placesThe workshop is open to non-MICACT students, but priority is given to in-network participants. Due to space limitations, the hands-on session in our clean-room will be open only to MICACT students.By registering you commit to attending the full workshop. We will invoice all no-shows.

The workshop will be held in "Microcity", the new Neuchâtel campus of the EPFL. Street address: rue de la Maladière 71b, 2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland 12 minute walk from the Neuchatel train station

Travel to Neuchatel

By airplane: the closest airports are Geneva and Zurich. There are often more choices when flying to Zurich. After landing, take the direct train from either airport to Neuchatel. Hourly trains to Neuchâtel (travel time 1h20 from Geneva airport, and 1h50 from Zurich airport). You can buy train tickets prior to boarding at the ticket machines, or at a counter. You can also buy the tickets on the train, but it is more expensive. You can also buy the tickets online at sbb.ch, or use the sbb iphone/android app (registration required to purchase).

Accommodations

A block of 25 rooms have been reserved at the Hotel des Arts (Rue J.-L. Pourtalès 3, CH-2000 Neuchâtel) for 130 CHF/night (breakfast included). A 10 minute walk to the training school, and a 10 minute walk to the center of Neuchatel.

To reserve:

Only for MICACT ESRs (PhD students paid by MICACT) and for Invited Speakers: the hotel room will be directly invoiced to the EPFL. please send email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Myriam will arrange the reservation.

All others (in-network speakers, non-MICACT participants), Please contact the hotel directly (email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone: +41 32 727 61 61) to inform of arrival and departure dates, and tell them you are booking for "MICACT 2015”. please pay upon check-out.